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Sun Jul 03 15:16:51 +0000 2022

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David Fahrenthold @Fahrenthold

Under a new fast-track IRS system, only 1 in 2,400 charities that apply are denied. But it misses some red flags. Like the fact that "The American Cancer Society of Michigan" and "The United Way of Ohio" shared the same mailbox in Staten Island. https://t.co/e2A6UdjDQD — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 3, 2022

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NEW: The story of an alleged charity scam that's scared people across the nonprofit world. Not because it was clever. Because it was terrible-- and it worked. One reason: a new fast-and-loose IRS vetting system that only denies one charity in 2,400. https://t.co/e2A6UdjDQD — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 3, 2022

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Good question! The fundraising was largely passive: with IRS approval, it’s easy (or even automatic) to join online giving platforms. So donors would find him, fooled by his claim to be the “American Cancer Society” of various cities. — PolitiTweet.org

Sarah Mullins, Alum from a field hockey school! @wildcat96

@Fahrenthold Interesting. I’m curious. How did the money move? What was platform that directed ppl to his fake char… https://t.co/1HyREuPgnl

Posted July 3, 2022

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